29mm f/2.8 vs. 50mm f/1.8

4 Jun

UPDATED: now with some random daylight shots as well (indoor / outdoor) !

Well, i got an old Pentacon 29mm f/2.8 M42 mount … quit a nice lense … i think. So i did a lil test to compare it with / to my beloved Canon 50mm f/1.8 …well look for yourself :

BTW 1080p version downloadable on the vimeo side

The footage is looking nice… even the 50mm has more of a style to it (“more” sallow DOF). The focus barrel of the 29mm is longer and more detailed but harder to turn/pull ,so i have to get used to it. The 50mm focus is too imprecise though… but better for a rough stylish rack focus.

Of course its harder to find / see focus on the Display due to the wider angle of view, so objects are further away (look for example the letters on that XH-A1 lens i shot … well i did use the 10x focus zoom thingy.

Sharpness is quite good with/on both lenses as well as bokeh (for that price range)

In the end … it’s a matter of what you have / want to shoot … it alway is … so you pick your lens for that …

I will shoot something in daylight and outdoor as well … so stay tuned…

And yes i didn’t do my best job with focus pulling … i know … better use a Follow Focus next time … but beauty was not the goal here … just a quick test ;)

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update
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the some random photos shot with the pentacon 29mm f/2.8 (550D RAW mode) … in /on max infinity focus it dent to get a bit soft around edges …

oh and the lenses shot each other ;) : (oh and yeah it’s the wrong WB … but i liked that look with / on that glass background … so there you go )

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2 Responses to “29mm f/2.8 vs. 50mm f/1.8”

  1. Shmuel Hoffman June 18, 2010 at 7:51 pm #

    Wow, nice lens. Looks super sharp and love the color.
    What adapter did you use?

    • Michael June 18, 2010 at 8:06 pm #

      thx …. well in infinity the 29mm is a lil smooth … but usable …
      on the adapter side… just a simple M42 to EOS (EF) adapter … about 9 bucks on ebay…. but don’t use the super cheap ones form hong kong … they made form plastic ==>> not made for long term e use ! cheers

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